February 21, 2017
Episode 13
(aired live)
City: Ontario, CA
Venue: Citizens Business Bank Arena
Commentary: Mauro Ranallo, Austin Aries, Corey Graves
Ring Announcer: Greg Hamilton
Video
Clips of the contract signing on RAW for the title match between Gallagher and Neville.
Intro Video
“Hail the Crown” by CFO$ featuring From Ashes to New
Match 1
Brian Kendrick vs Akira Tozawa
(referee: Danilo Anfibio)
Result: Brian Kendrick wins via countout after tangling Tozawa’s foot in the underside of the ring
Time: 5:44
Match Thoughts
Pretty good match. They’ll definitely have better though. I like the anger in this feud so far. The ending was clever, but intentionally unsatisfying.
Backstage
Tom Phillips asks Kendrick if he can put his feud with Tozawa behind him. Kendrick is still angry about being disrespected. Tonight was only lesson number two.
Backstage
Dasha Fuentes asks Noam Dar about Rich Swann’s comments last week regarding Alicia Fox. Dar says Swann’s comments didn’t make him feel uncomfortable, and Swann should be ashamed of himself.
Match 2
Noam Dar vs Mustafa Ali
(referee: Ryan Tran)
Result: Noam Dar wins via pinfall after a running enzuigiri
Time: 7:36
Match Thoughts
Good match. This was even pretty much the entire way through. The pace was kept high for most of the match, and the action was fairly hard-hitting.
Video
Clips of Austin Aries being great.
Backstage
Last night at RAW, Mike Rome asks Neville about the contract signing. Neville says that Jack Gallagher just made the biggest mistake of his career.
Backstage
Dasha Fuentes asks Jack Gallagher what his strategy is for tonight. His strategy involves technique, footwork, and a mustache.
Match 3
Gentleman Jack Gallagher vs Tony Nese
(referee: Dan Engler)
Result: Jack Gallagher wins via pinfall after a running dropkick
Time: 10:05
Match Thoughts
Good match. Tony Nese was a good choice for Gallagher leading up to his title match against Neville. Gallagher started methodically, using his technique to somewhat embarrass Nese. Nese reversed the momentum though, using his strength and speed to dominate the majority of the match. Seeing Gallagher survive and overcome Nese showed how Gallagher does indeed have a chance against Neville.
Show Impressions
This was a pretty good show. The matches were all entertaining and got progressively better throughout the show. There wasn’t much new in terms of storylines, but the continuations of the current stories tonight were good.
Match of the Night
Gentleman Jack Gallagher vs Tony Nese
This was a good warm-up for Gallagher and a solid match on its own.